06-05-2010, 02:34 PM
You are counseling one of your patients who is planning a trip overseas.
He is concerned about becoming ill while traveling. Which of the following
illnesses is the most common seen in international travelers?
a. Diarrhea
b. Upper respiratory infection
c. Parasitic infection
d. Malaria
e. Hepatitis
You are counseling a patient who is planning a trip with his wife to celebrate
their 30th anniversary. They are going on an African Safari, and
wonder about health risks associated with international travel. What
would you tell him is the most common cause of death among international
travelers?
a. Infections
b. Accidents
c. Homocide
d. Heart disease
e. Vascular disease (i.e., deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus)
You are performing a physical examination on a student traveling to
Mexico with her college Spanish class. She is concerned about traveler™s
diarrhea, and asks about antibiotic prophylaxis. Which of the following
best represents the current guideline from the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) for prevention of traveler™s diarrhea?
a. The CDC does not have an antibiotic guideline regarding antibiotic prophylaxis
for traveler™s diarrhea
b. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
c. Doxycycline
d. Ciprofloxacin
e. Metronidazole
You are discussing vaccinations for a patient who is traveling internationally.
Due to a significant fear of needles, he is unwilling to obtain any
vaccination unless he feels there is significant risk of acquiring the condition.
Which of the following vaccine preventable illness is the most common
one acquired by travelers?
a. Yellow fever
b. Polio
c. Hepatitis A
d. Cholera
e. Typhus
One of your patients is a medical student planning a mission trip to
equatorial Africa. He is asking about the yellow fever vaccine and the risks
of complications from the vaccine. Which of the following is true regarding
yellow fever vaccination?
a. The yellow fever vaccine is a killed vaccine, and therefore has minimal associated
side effects
b. The yellow fever vaccine is a live vaccine, and does not have clinically significant
risks associated with its use
c. The complications associated with the vaccine are rarer than the risk of developing
yellow fever in equatorial Africa
d. The risk of yellow fever vaccine associated encephalitis is higher than the risk
of becoming infected with yellow fever, therefore vaccination is not recommended
e. The risk of developing a syndrome resembling wild-type yellow fever after vaccination
is higher than the risk of becoming infected with yellow fever, therefore
vaccination is not recommended
You are discussing required vaccinations for an HIV infected traveler.
Which of the following vaccines is recommended for immunodeficient
patients?
a. Yellow fever vaccine
b. Inactivated polio vaccine
c. Cholera vaccine
d. Oral typhoid vaccine
e. MMR vaccine
He is concerned about becoming ill while traveling. Which of the following
illnesses is the most common seen in international travelers?
a. Diarrhea
b. Upper respiratory infection
c. Parasitic infection
d. Malaria
e. Hepatitis
You are counseling a patient who is planning a trip with his wife to celebrate
their 30th anniversary. They are going on an African Safari, and
wonder about health risks associated with international travel. What
would you tell him is the most common cause of death among international
travelers?
a. Infections
b. Accidents
c. Homocide
d. Heart disease
e. Vascular disease (i.e., deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus)
You are performing a physical examination on a student traveling to
Mexico with her college Spanish class. She is concerned about traveler™s
diarrhea, and asks about antibiotic prophylaxis. Which of the following
best represents the current guideline from the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) for prevention of traveler™s diarrhea?
a. The CDC does not have an antibiotic guideline regarding antibiotic prophylaxis
for traveler™s diarrhea
b. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
c. Doxycycline
d. Ciprofloxacin
e. Metronidazole
You are discussing vaccinations for a patient who is traveling internationally.
Due to a significant fear of needles, he is unwilling to obtain any
vaccination unless he feels there is significant risk of acquiring the condition.
Which of the following vaccine preventable illness is the most common
one acquired by travelers?
a. Yellow fever
b. Polio
c. Hepatitis A
d. Cholera
e. Typhus
One of your patients is a medical student planning a mission trip to
equatorial Africa. He is asking about the yellow fever vaccine and the risks
of complications from the vaccine. Which of the following is true regarding
yellow fever vaccination?
a. The yellow fever vaccine is a killed vaccine, and therefore has minimal associated
side effects
b. The yellow fever vaccine is a live vaccine, and does not have clinically significant
risks associated with its use
c. The complications associated with the vaccine are rarer than the risk of developing
yellow fever in equatorial Africa
d. The risk of yellow fever vaccine associated encephalitis is higher than the risk
of becoming infected with yellow fever, therefore vaccination is not recommended
e. The risk of developing a syndrome resembling wild-type yellow fever after vaccination
is higher than the risk of becoming infected with yellow fever, therefore
vaccination is not recommended
You are discussing required vaccinations for an HIV infected traveler.
Which of the following vaccines is recommended for immunodeficient
patients?
a. Yellow fever vaccine
b. Inactivated polio vaccine
c. Cholera vaccine
d. Oral typhoid vaccine
e. MMR vaccine